Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

To reiterate, the magical abilities of those who can manipulate concepts far surpass those of modern technology.

Once they mastered the relevant programming language logic of computers, it would be no problem for them to develop a completely new set of illusion tools by combining it with the illusion magic of this world.

After all, all technologies are actually right in front of us.

Kazuya Kurokawa is familiar with Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, who combined various existing technologies to create the smartphone, ushering in a new era.

Yakumo Yukari's current illusion technique has the ability to input programming code, something like that.

"Or should we just name this thing Apple?"

With these thoughts in mind, Kurokawa Kazuya examined the programming interface floating in front of him.

Yukari Yakumo: "An apple?"

The blonde girl clearly didn't get Kurokawa Kazuya's joke at all.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Oh, don't mind it, it's just me talking to myself and being silly. What kind of name do you think this thing should have?"

Yukari Yakumo: "How about calling it the Gensokyo System?"

The blonde girl suddenly offered her opinion.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "...?"

She turned her head and looked at the blonde girl strangely, completely unable to understand how the other girl had suddenly come up with such a name.

Yukari Yakumo: "Going against the original timeline, like a fantasy hometown, I think this can be a starting point."

The plain words contained a strange solemnity and stubbornness that even Kurokawa Kazuya could not detect.

After speaking, the blonde girl shook her head, looked away from the illusory screen in front of her, and looked at Kurokawa Kazuya beside her.

Yukari Yakumo: "Master, you may have already seen this before, so you don't have many thoughts about what's in front of you. But after I actually tried to reconstruct the illusion with your programming language, I discovered the problem."

How can I describe Yakumo Yukari's feelings?

Yukari Yakumo: "Based on the 'Gensokyo System' that I created, the illusions that used to be presented differently in different people's brains and required everyone to start from scratch have now become something that can be copied."

"By simply inputting the same code into the 'Gensokyo System,' any illusionist can replicate what the previous illusionist created."

The blonde girl looked at Kurokawa Kazuya beside her with a very serious expression: "Master, do you know what this means?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

He genuinely didn't understand what that meant at that moment.

He considered it perfectly normal that code could be copied.

What he imagined most was that from now on, illusionists could take off and have a better legacy to pass on and accumulate.

Yukari Yakumo: "It seems that Master really doesn't understand. With this, illusionists can't simply pass on their skills better; they've completely lost the concept of cultivation."

The demon of the realm looked up at Kurokawa Kazuya: "I want to emphasize that before this, any illusionist who wanted to create a suitable illusion needed to follow the manual and, from scratch, rely on their own mind to construct their own core illusion. This process is essentially what is called cultivation, in other words..."

“…From today onwards, illusionists no longer need to cultivate. They can directly copy the cultivation levels of their predecessors by copying code.”

Kazuya Kurokawa: "...?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "No restrictions?"

Yukari Yakumo: "There are no restrictions."

The demon continued calmly, "If I had to put it into words, to use this system, one would need to learn computer architecture and related languages, and then rewrite one's own illusions in those languages. This is insignificant compared to the benefits it brings."

She was surprised by her own composure when she said those words.

After all, things are really strange right now, aren't they?

Based on the most basic principle of equivalent exchange, how could such a powerful effect not come at a huge cost?

But once technology begins to advance, the power it unleashes is astonishingly rapid.

The computer language that Kurokawa Kazuya brought from the modern era, which had undergone roughly three stages of development, combined with the local cultivation system, unleashed a different kind of power.

Games are all about balance.

There is no such thing as a balancing mechanism in reality.

Geniuses are far more talented than ordinary people imagine, and the explosion of productivity brought about by technological progress is also far more exaggerated than normal people imagine.

Ancient people wanted to fly, to communicate remotely in an instant, to control huge beasts, and to change the celestial phenomena.

They always felt that they needed to pay an unspeakable price, that they needed to give their own lifeblood, that they needed to offer sacrifices, that they needed to follow precepts, or that they needed to take certain other risks.

But for modern people, these are just simple things like airplanes, cell phones, cars, and artificial rain, and the price they pay is by no means as painful as they imagine.

They don't require you to spend your entire life studying the relevant skills.

In addition to airplanes and artificial rainmaking, everyone has the opportunity to own mobile phones and cars, things that seemed like supernatural powers to people in ancient times.

Yukari Yakumo: "Master, you can think of the 'Gensokyo System' that I've created as a cultivation technique. Everything mentioned above is a characteristic of this technique. Anyone who cultivates this technique can copy the code from each other."

"It's not just illusionists; if this system can be further expanded, many of the similar techniques used by humans in Yin-Yang magic can be replicated in this standardized way after some modifications."

The blonde girl's expression seemed to gradually calm down. Despite announcing a very important discovery, her voice was surprisingly flat at this moment.

Yukari Yakumo: "Master, do you understand what the appearance of this thing means?"

Her scholarly face gradually sharpened, and the blonde girl looked at Kurokawa Kazuya in front of her and spoke.

Chapter 102 The Monster Destined to Be Crushed

With long golden hair and a purple dress, her beautiful, cold face held a different, unpredictable quality than usual.

The girl is beautiful, with a delicate face that combines the best of both East and West, and an attractive, scholarly air.

But all of this pales in comparison to what it describes.

Looking at Meryl in front of him, Kurokawa Kazuya felt a strange sense of unreality lingering in his heart.

Because that sounds too exaggerated, doesn't it?

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If everything is as you said, Mary, did you really do it so easily? It seems like you didn't even have to pay a price."

This explosive capability was achieved far too easily.

Yukari Yakumo: "The prerequisite for achieving all of this is the emergence of a systematic language that is free from any misunderstandings or errors, and is so detailed that it guides everyone at every step. In addition, I also need to participate in this process to break down some insurmountable barriers and bring everything to fruition ahead of schedule."

Although the blonde girl in front of him kept her facial expression calm.

But at that moment, Kurokawa Kazuya noticed a fleeting but obvious anxiety on his face.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "In other words, as long as something similar to computer language appears, and cultivators move in the direction you are researching now, Meryl, they can achieve the effect you are talking about."

Nodding, Kurokawa Kazuya calmed himself down.

　A rustling sound came from the side.

The trees in the courtyard swayed and danced in the wind.

The ambient sounds that I used to ignore now echoed in my ears with excessive clarity.

Phew~~~

Kurokawa Kazuya gradually calmed himself down.

Although it was surprising at first, it's not really a surprising development, is it?

That's how the world is; explosive changes can alter everything, and they never leave anyone unprepared.

He should have gotten used to it by now, not to mention that everything Meryl provided made no sense.

Think about it carefully: even in an ordinary world without supernatural powers, a technological explosion could still bring about earth-shattering changes in people's living standards and productivity.

In such an extraordinary world, when extraordinary powers are incorporated into this technological explosion, the changes will be far more dramatic than imagined.

It's possible that in the future everyone will become a superhero, and everyone will be able to pilot a Gundam and play in space.

Or perhaps once humanity's technology explodes, they can crush the monsters to the ground and beat them senseless?

The essence of science is to discover the laws governing things and to apply those laws.

Human cultivation methods are essentially the application of natural laws.

From the perspective of exploring the extraordinary, they are somewhat similar to primitive people who mastered the use of tools.

And when they went a step further, developing the tools at their disposal into machines capable of automatic operation...

The technology and theories from modern information in the hands of Kurokawa Kazuya are combined with Meryl's extraordinary knowledge to create a technique that allows everyone to co-edit and co-create together.

This thing doesn't even have the rudimentary stage of technology that was inconvenient to use and difficult to popularize when steam engines, internal combustion engines, or computers were first invented in the normal world.

They were heading straight for the goal of changing everything.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Merry, what are your plans?"

Yukari Yakumo: "Actually, at first I was thinking of imprisoning you, Master. After all, if you were to spread this knowledge among humans, my ideals would probably be impossible to achieve."

Her long, golden hair, reaching her waist, shimmered in the sunlight in the courtyard.

The girl wearing the white felt hat seemed to have changed her demeanor in an instant, and her aura even faintly revealed a murderous intent.

The girl's purple eyes met Kurokawa Kazuya's. Although she smiled, only she knew what she was really feeling.

Kurokawa Kazuya, on the other hand, felt nothing at all at this time.

A few days ago he would have been wary, but now that the Hourai people have inherited the title of the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, he is at least not worried about his personal safety.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "And now?"

Yukari Yakumo: "Right now, I'm just thinking about urging you to finish the game you're working on as quickly as possible. This way, both youkai and humans can access this technology at the same time, and in the process, youkai can learn about human division of labor and cooperation."

The demon in the realm lowered its head slightly, shaking its head as if somewhat helpless.

With her insight and wisdom, she could naturally see that this technological direction concerning humanity is unstoppable.

Even if she captures Kurokawa and Mi today, there will inevitably be other humans on this planet who will go in a similar direction in the future.

The birth of this thing was destined; the only difference was the length of time it would take.

To be honest, if the yokai community is in a state of continuous improvement, Yukari Yakumo really wouldn't mind taking a gamble to capture Kurokawa Kazuya.

The problem is that the group of monsters has never made any progress; it was the same a thousand years ago and it remains the same now.

Yukari Yakumo herself couldn't change this situation, oh wait...

She now has a way to change things, and the opportunity and method for that change come from the man in front of her named Kurokawa Kazuya.

Yukari Yakumo: "Even though meeting Master and me were both good things..."

It's a good thing to find a way to teach monsters to cooperate.

Discovering humanity's terrifying potential ahead of time is also a good thing.

Both of these are good things, and when combined, they have no negative consequences whatsoever.

but--

Yukari Yakumo: "But I can't be happy at all."

This potential can only be utilized by humans who are good at cooperation and communication, have social systems, and stably pass on their knowledge.

Without the social structure of humans, even if the monsters obtain it, they cannot play any role, and humans can learn it in an instant and then spread it widely among humans.

If Yakumo Yukari believed in the past that youkai needed to learn to cooperate like humans to have a future, that was just speculation.

So now, Kurokawa Kazuya has confirmed this for her.

Absolutely 100% certain.

Yukari Yakumo could almost picture everything unfolding in the predetermined direction, with future youkai being crushed by humans, or even captured and used as various tools.

What she's researching right now is just the beginning; who knows what other extraordinary technologies humanity might develop in the future?

Forget about being happy; even as he understood everything, the wise demon's heart was overflowing with an emotion called despair.

Should we use our own brains to solve the immediate problem?

Unless the entire human race can be overturned, this is not a matter of whether a single individual is intelligent or not.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, Meryl, after saying all this, are you basically laying your cards on the table with me?"

He looked at the blonde girl in front of him with some curiosity.

Kurokawa and Miyako naturally had doubts about Meryl's identity, and even the scope of their suspicions gradually narrowed down as they spent more time together.